How Kim Kardashian May Have Inspired Megan Fox's 2021 VMAs Look
Kourtney Kardashian of Keeping Up With the Kardashians fame attended the VMAs earlier this week with her new bestie, Megan Fox, who donned a translucent Thierry Mugler gown that reminded fans of Kim Kardashian's 2019 Met Gala look. Kim's wet look Met Gala dress was also designed by Mugler. Megan’s look was especially reminiscent of Kim’s when it came to the damp hair and nude color scheme. However, in retrospect, Megan’s look makes Kim’s appear modest, despite the controversy the cinched waist trainer look provoked at the time.
Both women are (needless to say) some of the most iconic sex symbols of modern Hollywood, and Megan's growing friendship with Kourtney Kardashian cements her affection for the famous reality family. Megan and Kim's Mugler looks will go down in history as some of the best formal looks throughout the years.
Megan’s Mugler (as seen on the right, above) was translucent and skintight. Kim from KUWTK opted for strong shapes, including off-the-shoulder sleeves, a tied waist, and ruching. Kim's look had bold lines that exaggerated her famous curves. Kim’s look notably took almost an entire year to make. The frock's glittery vibe was achieved with teardrop embellishments that created a "dripping" look. She looked as if she had just emerged from the ocean. Megan’s look mirrored Kim's by also screaming "siren." However, Megan went for damp black hair, parted in the middle, as opposed to Kim’s side-parted, classic Hollywood 'do. Kim’s dress had a warmer and slightly darker tone to match her skin color. Megan’s dress had a paler tone to match her skin tone, and the gown's glittering sequins followed the natural contours of her abs and hamstrings.
Kanye West infamously criticized Kim’s original Mugler Met Gala look just hours before the event, and this made Kim feel anxious and frustrated. The successful SKIMs founder Kim memorably said on KUWTK, “you built me up to be this sexy person," and "just because you're on a journey, and you're on a transformation doesn't mean that I'm in the same spot with you.”
Kim’s original dress was intended to have exaggerated nipple covers, which were nixed in light of Kanye’s disapproval. Megan’s look featured silver sequined panties, perhaps as a nod to the "nudity and freed nipples" fashion trend, which is increasingly normalized. Her look is far more risqué than Kim's, which provided more coverage. Ironically, while Megan’s Met Gala look also debuted last week, bringing back the energy of Jennifer’s Body, Kim’s look was remarkably modest. The KUWTK star wore a full-coverage Givenchy dress. The KUWTK star's look still caused a stir.
During Megan and Kourtney’s introduction of Machine Gun Kelly’s performance (with Travis Barker on drums), Megan’s translucent and glittery gloves were highlighted as she gripped the mic. She was clearly proud to have seen her partner grow as a person and musician. Kourtney followed up, “I’m a fan too, and I think his drummer is super hot.” The two finished with Megan saying, “New York, I need you to get extra loud for our future baby daddies” before Kourtney introduced their partners. Clearly, the roaring fire of romance between Travis and KUWTK's Kourtney is still going strong. Between the Mugler look and the cozy friendship with Kourtney, Megan has made it clear she is a fan of both Keeping Up With the Kardashians sisters.